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Internet-Based Attention Training for Social Anxiety: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Abstract

Several studies suggest that computer-based attention modification programmes can be a promising new approach for the treatment of various anxiety disorders, including social anxiety disorder (SAD). The current study investigates the efficacy of a four-week Internet-delivered version of an attentional training for SAD in a randomized controlled double-blind study. Sixty-eight individuals seeking treatment for SAD were randomly assigned to either an attention training group (ATG, N = 33) or a control group (CG, N = 35). Participants of the ATG completed modified dot-probe tasks designed to facilitate attentional disengagement from threat. Participants in the CG completed control dot-probe tasks. At post-assessment, participants in both groups showed significant symptom reductions with medium to large within-group effect sizes on social anxiety measures (ATG: Cohen’s d = .47–.80; CG: d = .56–.63). However, no significant differences between groups were found at post-treatment for any outcome measure. These findings will be discussed along with the results of a 4-months follow-up assessment.

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Titel: Internet-Based Attention Training for Social Anxiety: A Randomized Controlled Trial
verfasst von: Johanna Boettcher
Thomas Berger
Babette Renneberg
Publikationsdatum: 01.10.2012
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Cognitive Therapy and Research / Ausgabe 5/2012
Print ISSN: 0147-5916
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-2819
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-011-9374-y

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